MormonTimes.com: Oh, no, the ward is splitting

By Orson Scott Card
For the Deseret News
Published: Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008 12:27 a.m. MDT
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So at the end of sacrament meeting last Sunday, the bishop says, "Next week, our ward and the Colfax Ward will be meeting together. Sacrament meeting will begin at 1 p.m. That will be our only meeting, so don't prepare lessons for quorum and auxiliary meetings."

And at that moment, everyone knows: They're going to carve a new ward out of Colfax and our own Greensboro Summit.

Everyone knew the division had to come sometime.

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Zion | Aug. 21, 2008 at 8:39 p.m.

Loved the bit about meeting times. There are 3 wards sharing my...

Jody | Aug. 21, 2008 at 12:44 p.m.

When a ward splits in the East, that means it may only cover 2...

Anonymous | Aug. 21, 2008 at 11:10 a.m.

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